Mave
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning the intoxicating one; a form of Medb.
Mave by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Mave. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mave. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maeof the sea; a form of May or Mary108 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mavenexpert or connoisseur98 in the US (2017)
- Maviblue11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mayebeloved; a variant of Mae or May6 in the US (2017)
- Maivevariant spelling of maeve; intoxicating woman5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Mave
Names that are said the same way as Mave, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mayvegreat queen; a form of Maeve3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mave
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